Marie Curie has topped a list of the 50 most inspirational women of all time. The Polish physicist and chemist, known for her pioneering research on radioactivity, was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win two Nobel Prizes.

The Obama administration declared support for requiring women to register for the military draft, a symbolic but significant shift that reflects the military's evolution from a male-dominated force to one seeking to incorporate women at all levels.